Mandatory Training
Children's Mental Health Training
Children's Mental Health Training is required by Minnesota Statute 245A.175. Required Children's Mental Health Training
Watch the Children's Mental Health video DHS Children's Mental Health Video
Complete the Children's Mental Health Learning Assessment Tool (PLAT) Personal Learning Assessment Tool - PDF
Children's Mental Health for Resource Families Learning Center Learning Center
Maltreatment of Minors Mandated Reporter Training
You must complete this training before you can be licensed and annually thereafter. To complete this training, Watch the Blue Module at Mandated Reporter Training and provide a copy of the completed certificate from the training.
Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training
Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training is required by Minnesota Statutes section 260.212 subd.14. Required Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training
Watch the Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training video DHS Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training Video
Complete the Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training Verification Form NRP Verification - PDF
Training Required if Providing Care for Children Age 8 or Under
Car seat training must be complete before you can be licensed to care for a child age 8 or under. Car seat training is required by Minnesota Statute 245.18. Required Car Seat Training
This training has changed to B.E.S.T. and will have an on-line portion and an in-person portion. In order to be registered for the on-line portion, please contact Misty Lind at misty.lind@carltoncountymn.gov or 218-878-2534. Once you are registered for the on-line portion, you should receive a follow up email with a -link on how to register for the in-person portion and will include details on the location and cost of training. Please verify you will be able to attend the in-person session the following month when being registered for the on-line portion.
If you need to renew this training, also contact Misty Lind at misty.lind@carltoncountymn.gov or at 218-878-2534 to be enrolled for the on-line portion. You need to complete the on-line portion and then the following month you will needs to complete the in-person portion.
After training is completed, please submit the certificate of completion for your foster care licensing social worker.
Training Required if Providing Care for Children Age 5 or Under
Under Minnesota Statutes 245A.144 child foster care providers caring for infants or children through 5 years of age must be instructed and receive training on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death/Abusive Head Trauma (SUID/AHT) at least once every 5 years. Required Sudden Unexpected Infant Death & Abusive Head Trauma.
Training on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death/Abusive Head Trauma (SUID/AHT) needs to be completed if you are caring for children age 5 or younger. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) approves the following trainings. You need to watch all 4 videos and give the completed post tests to your licensor to get credit.
SUID Videos
All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement.
Please note: The videos below include portrayals of infant sleep environments in private, non-licensed homes that are not subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.1435. Licensed child foster care providers must comply with statutory safe sleep requirements when sleeping infants including nothing in the crib except for an infant’s pacifier. In addition, attachments or modifications to the crib are prohibited.
Safe Sleep, Produced by Hennepin County(4:17) Safe Sleep
Sleep On It - Preventing Unsafe Sleeping Practices Produced by Dakota County (6:28) Sleep on It
AHT Videos
Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome, Produced by Missouri Children's Trust Fund (7:48) Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
Forever Shaken, Produced by Brain Injury Nebraska (33:16) Forever Shaken
Complete the SUID/AHT Personal Learning Assessment Tool (PLAT) Personal Learning Assessment Tool - SUID/AHT
Under Minnesota Statutes 245A.144 MN Statute 245A.144 child foster care providers caring for infants or children through 5 years of age must be instructed and receive training on SUID/AHT at least once every 5 years.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Training
You must complete the following training within one year of receiving your license.
Watch the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Training Video (1:13:57) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Complete the FASD Personal Learning Assessment (PLAT) Personal Learning Assessment Tool - PDF
The training requirements for child foster care licensing in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.175, MN Statute 245A.175, were amended to add an annual requirement of one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders within the first 12 months of licensure. After the first 12 months of licensure, training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders maybe part of the 12 hours of the required in-service training per year.
Online Training for Child Foster Care
Viewing these online trainings will count toward annual required training hours.
Children's Mental Health: ADHD, Presented by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (57:20) Children's Mental Health: ADHD
Children's Mental Health: Anxiety, Presented by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (58:55) Children's Mental Health: Anxiety
Children's Mental Health: Depression, Presented by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (53:34) Children's Mental Health: Depression
Children's Mental Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Presented by the Minnesota Department of Human Services ( 24:36) Children's Mental Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Children's Mental Health for Resource Families: Autism, presented by Minnesota Department of Human Services (49:50) Children's Mental Health: Autism
Caring for the Infant Experiencing Withdrawal, Presented by Becky Baker, MSN, RNC, and Megan Main, BSN, RNC, (1:50:34) Caring for the Infant Experiencing Withdrawal